Emperor Charles was such a slacker.
They had discovered in his diary a complete plan for the Empire's future.
It even included a new strategy for dealing with the disloyal Olesian.
And a strategy for dealing with the Demon Race.
He had thought of everything.
Julius had immediately decided that the diary was basically a guide to governing the Empire.
Unfortunately, it was merely a record of Charles's thoughts.
By the end, it was nothing but Charles complaining to himself.
So tired. I don't want to do this anymore.
And then he never put any of it into practice.
Still, since it was Charles's diary, it carried a lot of authority.
"Among other things, it outlines the Empire's national defense deployment."
"I still remember those few brief lines."
"To guard against the Demon Race, guard against their ideology. To guard against the Orcs, rely on the mountains. To guard against the Eastern countries, never lose the passes. To guard against Goblins, destroy their ecological environment. To guard against the sea, build ports and encourage overseas trade."
"That was written a long time ago. In a more recent passage, he wrote: 'To guard against northern rebels, imitate and learn from the enemy by carrying out reforms and Scorched Earth defense.'"
"That line was written just after Olesian changed hands."
"Later, when Princess Yuffie defended against the Goblins, she used the method of destroying their ecological environment and defeated them."
"In Princess Yuffie's notes, she proposed using trenches and bunkers to defend and wear the enemy down, but she didn't include His Majesty Louis's Scorched earth strategy."
"And from the trade deals made in the past few months, we also know that the North badly needs food and is still undertaking large-scale infrastructure projects."
"We shouldn't rush into an attack. We should